Southern Research Station

Title: Calcium Content of Hardwood Litter Four Times that from Pine; Nitrogen Double

Author: Metz, Louis J.

Date: 1952

Source: USDA Forest Service, Southeastern Forest Experiment Station, Research Notes No. 14

Station ID: OSN-SE-014

Description: Most Piedmont forests, growing on land worn out by row cropping and abandoned, are low in site quality. They contribute appreciable flood runoff and sediment. Soil structure is poor and nutrient content low. Such improvement as takes place comes generally from litter fall, particularly hsrdwood leaves.

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Metz, Louis J.  1952.  Calcium Content of Hardwood Litter Four Times that from Pine; Nitrogen Double.   USDA Forest Service, Southeastern Forest Experiment Station, Research Notes No. 14